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NOACs, aspirin carry similar risks of major bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage
Risks of major bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage were similar with therapeutic doses of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) apixaban and dabigatran versus with aspirin, a review of nine trials with more than 26,000 participants found.
Vestibular suppressants associated with higher fall risk in dizzy patients
Almost one-third of older patients who presented with dizziness received a prescription for a vestibular suppressant, most commonly an antianxiety medication, and their risk of a fall was more than double that of patients who didn't get a prescription, a claims analysis found.
MKSAP Quiz: Medication after STEMI
A 69-year-old man is evaluated in the hospital 3 days after presenting with chest pain due to an acute inferior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). He underwent urgent coronary angiography and successful drug-eluting stent placement. What is the most appropriate antithrombotic treatment strategy?
Less sleep may be associated with hypertension risk
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that patients who self-reported sleeping less than seven hours a night were more likely to develop hypertension, with a stronger correlation seen in women and those younger than age 60.
Registration is open for ACP's live, virtual POCUS Mentorship Program
In sessions from May through October 2025, participating internal medicine physicians can attend one-on-one mentored scanning sessions across five key point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skill areas.
Article, podcast discuss navigating AI in health care
Janet Jokela, MD, MPH, MACP, emphasizes that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) must include guardrails and transparency to promote trust in the patient-physician relationship.
And the winner is …
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.